Tag Archive for ‘religion’
Ghosts and Angels on the Beautiful Island
Share When I woke up around nine that Sunday morning my cell phone showed that I had 33 missed calls. It rang again in my hand. It was the head teacher from the school I worked at. “We’re at the hospital.” She told me. “Jana was hit by a bus.” On the way to the [...]
From the Desk 06.02
Share Xpat Magazine February, 2006 Taiwan’s religious affiliations: mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% Population of China: 1.3 billion Worldwide Membership of the Catholic Church: 1 billion Number of Asian conversions to Catholicism since 1978: 54 million Nicknames earned by Pope Benedict while working for the Congregation for the Doctrine [...]
I'm a travel writer and photographer currently based in Tainan, Taiwan where I founded and edited Xpat Magazine, one of Taiwan's largest and longest-running expatriate periodicals. My writing and photography has been published in various print and online publications including Taiwan Today, the Taiwan Fun Magazine Group, and TransitionsAbroad.com. I speak English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese (to varying degrees) and am available for assignment. I can be reached through the form on the contact page of this website, or at xpatmatt (at) gmail.com.
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